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Edu Sangion's avatar

What a great piece. This is gold! Thanks for sharing.

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Shaina Anderson's avatar

I appreciate it, Edu! Where are you on the work-for-yourself journey?

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Edu Sangion's avatar

to put it simply... starting step 3 next week (Brazilian market)

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Shaina Anderson's avatar

Go get em

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Edu Sangion's avatar

Worth saying that I'm an introvert, a typical INTJ... and the "selling" aspect of the work-for-myself journey that will come next is probably where I'll struggle the most (I mean networking activation, nurturing, and so on).

But having content like yours definitely helps me to see the path clearer and also gain the confidence to act and engage in some activities that aren't so natural for me. So, again, thanks for sharing.

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Shaina Anderson's avatar

I can’t wait to hear what you learn — so many introverts discover that that they hate certain types of sales work (duh), but persist to find really creative, unique ways to grow instead.

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Carmeanna Eberly's avatar

This was a FANTASTIC read Shaina. One of the best packaged, actionable ways to start gaining new clients that I have seen! You gave methods to the madness and gave us choices based on our goals and personality. You also baked in accountability and the notion that we are on the hook for our own success.

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Claire Butler's avatar

This post is so helpful and timely for me. Thank you for sharing it! I have it saved to refer back to often :)

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Shaina Anderson's avatar

Makes me so happy to hear. Where are you at on the path?

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Claire Butler's avatar

I have inbound and not sure how to convert. Def a little out of order but glad to have a clear playbook to make some progress!

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Shaina Anderson's avatar

Hell yes. That’s a great problem to have! I’m at shaina@hellogeneralist.com if you want some help :)

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